Meteor's shock wave injures hundreds in Russia

People look at damage to a shop following sightings of a meteor in the Urals city of Chelyabinsk Friday. A powerful blast rocked the Russian region with bright objects falling from the sky, emergency officials said.

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A man removes shards of glass from the frame of a broken window Friday.

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A man identifying himself as Viktor was treated at a Chelyabinsk e.r. Friday for injuries sustained from a meteor shock wave.

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Broken windows and debris are seen inside a sports hall. Hundreds of people were injured by the shock wave.

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The meteor’s trail seen Friday.

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In this photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru, a woman cleans away glass debris after a meteor explosion over the Chelyabinsk region Friday. The Russian Academy of Sciences said in a statement hours after the Friday morning fall that the meteor entered the Earth’s atmosphere at a speed of at least 33,000 mph and shattered about 18-32 miles above ground. The fall caused explosions that broke glass over a wide area.

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In this photo provided by E1.ru a meteor contrail is seen over Bolshoe Sidelnikovo, a village near Chelyabinsk.

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Damage caused after a meteor passed above the Urals city of Chelyabinsk.

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Damage caused after a meteor passed above the Urals city of Chelyabinsk.

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A rig sign is seen at a local zinc plant, which was damaged by a meteor shockwave.

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People stand in front of the facade of a local grocery store shop that was damaged Friday.

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A worker gathers pieces of broken glass in Chelyabinsk after a shock wave from a passing meteor.

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The Chelyabinsk region police department shows people standing near a 20-foot hole in the ice of a frozen lake, reportedly the site of a meteor fall, outside the town of Chebakul.

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A man looks at the site of a collapsed wall and roof of a zinc plant warehouse in Chelyabinsk.

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Cars drive past the site of a collapsed wall and roof of a zinc plant warehouse in Chelyabinsk.

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A meteor trail is seen above a residential apartment block in Chelyabinsk Friday.

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A man in Moscow looks at a computer screen displaying a picture reportedly taken in Chelyabinsk.